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Image FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines with new restrictions, potentially limiting access for healthy children The FDA revoked the emergency use authorizations for COVID‑19 vaccines, a status used during public health emergencies. Image American kids are less likely to reach adulthood than foreign peers Babies and children in the United States are nearly twice as likely to die before reaching adulthood. Image Immigration raid at Washington blaze stokes fear in wildfire crews nationwide Federal immigration officials in Washington state arrived on the scene of the largest wildfire in the state Wednesday. Image Politics: 2025Talks - August 29, 2025 Politics in the United States and around the world. Life in Kiowa County Haswell - Eads - Brandon - Sheridan Lake - Towner - Classifieds - Local Government - Sand Creek - Subscribe Today! Image Funeral Service - Austin L. Gonzales Funeral Service - Austin L. 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Image FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines with new restrictions, potentially limiting access for healthy children The FDA revoked the emergency use authorizations for COVID‑19 vaccines, a status used during public health emergencies. Image Tit-for-tat gerrymandering wars won’t end soon Congressional redistricting was conceived as a once-per-decade redrawing of district lines following the decennial U.S. census. Classifieds & Sponsors Image Public Education Meeting - Water Issues Public Education Meeting - Water Issues Image Community - Lost Tackle Box - Reward Community - Lost Tackle Box - Reward Image Community - Kiowa County Fair Wristbands Community - Kiowa County Fair Wristbands Image Community - Help Restoring Christmas Decorations Community - Help Restoring Christmas Decorations
Image Two Colorado residents plead guilty to $110K in Arizona school voucher fraud Two Coloradans forged documents to fraudulently enroll more than 40 real and fictitious children in Arizona’s school voucher program.
Image Governor Polis orders emergency spending cuts Health care and higher ed are among the areas hit hardest.
Image Colorado Congressional delegates get earful from constituents Coloradans are giving their Congressional delegation an earful before they head back to the nation’s capital.
Image Report: Millions of dollars needed for Colorado firefighting Colorado fire departments need to spend over $25 million and hire thousands of more firefighters to address shortages.
Image Colorado Legislature approves bills to sell tax credits in special session Two tax credit bills from the special legislative session are headed to Governor Jared Polis’ desk.
Image Colorado committed to increasing housing supply Colorado remains committed to building more homes to address the ongoing housing crisis.
Image Appeals court upholds ruling rejecting sweeping Trump tariffs The economy-wide tariffs President Donald Trump placed on nearly every U.S. trading partner are illegal, a federal appeals court said Friday.
Image Cities respond to Trump’s sanctuary threats as judge extends protection from threatened cuts More cities and states have responded to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s threat to prosecute them over so-called sanctuary policies.
Image Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - August 29, 2025 Daily audio newscast with stories from across the United States and around the world.
Image How one company – Palantir – is mapping the nation’s data When the U.S. government signs contracts with private technology companies, the fine print rarely reaches the public.
Image FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines with new restrictions, potentially limiting access for healthy children The FDA revoked the emergency use authorizations for COVID‑19 vaccines, a status used during public health emergencies.
Image American kids are less likely to reach adulthood than foreign peers Babies and children in the United States are nearly twice as likely to die before reaching adulthood.
Image Immigration raid at Washington blaze stokes fear in wildfire crews nationwide Federal immigration officials in Washington state arrived on the scene of the largest wildfire in the state Wednesday.
Image Southeast Colorado high school football schedule - August 30-September 6, 2025 August 30-September 6, 2025, football schedules for southeast Colorado high school teams.
Image Southeast Colorado high school softball schedule - August 30-September 6, 2025 August 30-September 6, 2025, softball schedules for southeast Colorado high school teams.
Image Southeast Colorado high school volleyball schedule - August 30-September 6, 2025 August 30-September 6, 2025, volleyball schedules for southeast Colorado high school teams.
Image USDA Update – August 27, 2025 Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.
Image Eads School lunch menu - September 1-5, 2025 September 1-5, 2025, breakfast and lunch menus for Eads schools in Kiowa County, Colorado.
Image Photo of the Week - August 29, 2025 Photo of the week from the August 29, 2025, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Train derailment near Chivington in Kiowa County, Colorado - Chris Sorensen.
Image Eads School Calendar - September 1-30, 2025 Eads school calendar in Kiowa County, Colorado, for September 1-30, 2025
Image Southeast Colorado high school softball schedule - August 30-September 6, 2025 August 30-September 6, 2025, softball schedules for southeast Colorado high school teams.
Image Southeast Colorado high school volleyball schedule - August 30-September 6, 2025 August 30-September 6, 2025, volleyball schedules for southeast Colorado high school teams.
Image Southeast Colorado high school football schedule - August 30-September 6, 2025 August 30-September 6, 2025, football schedules for southeast Colorado high school teams.
Image Your Story: In the Beginning – Hammer Family History Part 32 Ernie Hammer is a long time Kiowa County Press contributor. This story is written by Ernie’s Aunt Liz, Elizabeth Katherine (Hammer) Smith Benatti.
Image Kit Carson School Calendar - September 2-October 4, 2025 Kit Carson school calendar in Cheyenne County, Colorado, for September 2-October 4, 2025
Image Cheyenne Wells School Calendar - August 27-September 30, 2025 Cheyenne Wells school calendar in Cheyenne County, Colorado, for August 27-September 30, 2025
Image USDA Update – August 27, 2025 Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.
Image USDA Update – August 24, 2025 Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.
Image States begin to see job losses from cuts, housing and spending slowdowns Beyond those attention-grabbing actions, the numbers demonstrate the real effects of Trump’s work slashing the federal government.
Image Wyoming’s low-wage workers fall further behind bosses in pay gap CEOs at the largest 100 low-wage corporations listed in the S&P 500 earn 632 times more than their lowest-paid workers on average.
Image Tariffs have no negative impact on Colorado car sales - so far A recent report on the automotive industry found that tariffs have not yet had an impact on car sales in Colorado.
Image Colorado unemployment drops slightly, 10th highest in U.S. Unemployment in Colorado dropped by 0.1 percent from May to 4.7 percent, ranking the state’s unemployment 10th highest in the nation.
Image Utah state attorneys ask judge to pause order tossing out congressional map while they appeal The Utah Legislature’s attorneys are asking the courts to pause the ruling earlier this week that tossed out the state’s current congressional boundaries.
Image More states joining race to redraw congressional maps The national scuffle originated with Trump urging Texas to draw a new congressional map to defend the GOP’s razor-thin control of the U.S. House.
Image Turnover among election officials reaches new high, report finds Election officials turned over at the highest rate in at least a quarter century during the last presidential election.
Image Colorado Democrats want to raise revenue for food assistance program Colorado voters could be asked whether the state can keep extra tax money to offset lost federal funding for food assistance programs.
Image New Mexico officials debate solutions for federal Medicaid, SNAP cuts About two in five New Mexico residents are on Medicaid and one in five use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Image Just 16 minutes of sleep loss can harm work concentration the next day Poor sleep may inhibit judgment and lead to off-task and distracting thoughts at work.
Image Curious Kids: Do people dream in color or black and white? As you sleep, your mind creates fantastic and bizarre stories, rich with visual details – all without any conscious input from you.
Image Families pinched by child care costs as relief bill stalls in Congress Advocates for working families want Congress to do more to lower the cost of child care, in Arizona and across the U.S.
Image Movie Review - KPop Demon Hunters Critic Bob Garver looks at "Kpop Demon Hunters." Will the limit run be extended?
Image Movie Review - Freakier Friday Critic Bob Garver looks at "Freakier Friday." Does it live up to the original, or the remake?
Image Movie Review - The Bad Guys 2 Critic Bob Garver looks at "The Bad Guys 2." Does it match the 2022 original?
Image USDA Update – August 27, 2025 Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.
Image USDA Update – August 24, 2025 Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.
Image Midwest farmers brace for ripple effects of federal land access freeze Young farmers in the Midwest face growing uncertainty, after a freeze on a federal program that supports land access.
Image Commentary: A paradigm shift on the Colorado River is the only way to confront the water crisis The Trump administration’s decision to withhold water funding benefits nobody and hurts everybody.
Image How one company – Palantir – is mapping the nation’s data When the U.S. government signs contracts with private technology companies, the fine print rarely reaches the public.
Image Utah state attorneys ask judge to pause order tossing out congressional map while they appeal The Utah Legislature’s attorneys are asking the courts to pause the ruling earlier this week that tossed out the state’s current congressional boundaries.
Image Colorado Congressional delegates get earful from constituents Coloradans are giving their Congressional delegation an earful before they head back to the nation’s capital.
Image Colorado state Representative Ryan Armagost resigns early Colorado state Representative Ryan Armagost resigned from the state Legislature Thursday.
Image Appeals court upholds ruling rejecting sweeping Trump tariffs The economy-wide tariffs President Donald Trump placed on nearly every U.S. trading partner are illegal, a federal appeals court said Friday.
Image Utah state attorneys ask judge to pause order tossing out congressional map while they appeal The Utah Legislature’s attorneys are asking the courts to pause the ruling earlier this week that tossed out the state’s current congressional boundaries.
Image Cities respond to Trump’s sanctuary threats as judge extends protection from threatened cuts More cities and states have responded to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s threat to prosecute them over so-called sanctuary policies.
Image Two Colorado residents plead guilty to $110K in Arizona school voucher fraud Two Coloradans forged documents to fraudulently enroll more than 40 real and fictitious children in Arizona’s school voucher program.
Image EarthTalk - ¿En qué consiste el «rewilding»? El rewilding en la vida real es bastante sencillo, pero no siempre fácil.
Image EarthTalk - What is ‘rewilding’ all about? What rewilding looks like in real life is pretty simple but not always easy.
Image Kiowa County weather recap - August 27, 2025 Weather conditions in Kiowa County, Colorado, for the seven days ending August 27, 2025.
Image Report: Colorado wildfires bigger, more frequent A new report from Colorado State University suggested large-scale wildfires will be more frequent and less predictable in coming years.
Image How one company – Palantir – is mapping the nation’s data When the U.S. government signs contracts with private technology companies, the fine print rarely reaches the public.
Image Kansas school districts repay Medicaid dollars after contractor error Seventy percent of Kansas school districts are repaying amounts from hundreds to millions of dollars.
Image Governor Polis orders emergency spending cuts Health care and higher ed are among the areas hit hardest.
Image Tribal radio stations wait on $9M pledged in handshake deal by senator The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced in early August it will shutter most of its operations by the end of September.
Image Cooking at Home - Scalloped Potatoes A hearty side dish that would go well with a flavorful fish recipe and a fresh green salad.
Image Cooking at Home - Arroz Con Pollo This stewed chicken and rice dish comes together with tomatoes and traditional seasonings.
Image Cooking at Home - Flavorful Fried Rice Add some protein and grains to your dinner with this yummy rice dish. Use brown rice for extra fiber.
Image Cooking at Home - Whole Grain Strawberry Pancakes Whole wheat flour adds a nutty flavor and texture to these great-tasting pancakes.
Image Southeast Colorado high school softball schedule - August 30-September 6, 2025 August 30-September 6, 2025, softball schedules for southeast Colorado high school teams.
Image One-third of South Dakota school districts remove or lock away student phones While some schools lock phones away for the entire day, others require students to place phones in containers during class.
Image Two Colorado residents plead guilty to $110K in Arizona school voucher fraud Two Coloradans forged documents to fraudulently enroll more than 40 real and fictitious children in Arizona’s school voucher program.
Image Southeast Colorado high school volleyball schedule - August 30-September 6, 2025 August 30-September 6, 2025, volleyball schedules for southeast Colorado high school teams.
Image EarthTalk - ¿En qué consiste el «rewilding»? El rewilding en la vida real es bastante sencillo, pero no siempre fácil.
Image EarthTalk - What is ‘rewilding’ all about? What rewilding looks like in real life is pretty simple but not always easy.
Image New Mexico health officials confirm first 2025 human plague case Plague, a fast-moving bacterial infection that can impact the lungs, blood or bodies’ lymphatic symptoms, is a risk throughout the Western U.S.
Image Movie Review - KPop Demon Hunters Critic Bob Garver looks at "Kpop Demon Hunters." Will the limit run be extended?
Image Curious Kids: Do people dream in color or black and white? As you sleep, your mind creates fantastic and bizarre stories, rich with visual details – all without any conscious input from you.
Image How one company – Palantir – is mapping the nation’s data When the U.S. government signs contracts with private technology companies, the fine print rarely reaches the public.
Image FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines with new restrictions, potentially limiting access for healthy children The FDA revoked the emergency use authorizations for COVID‑19 vaccines, a status used during public health emergencies.
Image Tit-for-tat gerrymandering wars won’t end soon Congressional redistricting was conceived as a once-per-decade redrawing of district lines following the decennial U.S. census.
Image Community - Help Restoring Christmas Decorations Community - Help Restoring Christmas Decorations
